Before you start
- A niche or a seed searchA few words the way people type them into Google: "cold plunge", "home sauna", "AI receptionist". At most 6 words.
- Your Aha Studio accountMembers run 30 radars a month. Without a plan the free demo runs one radar a day with the 10 top rising searches.
- Search dataGoogle Trends and Keyword Planner numbers come through DataForSEO. With your own DataForSEO key under AI and data keys the lookups cost your plan nothing.
The lines are Google Trends interest from 0 to 100, not search volume; Monthly searches is the volume. Every number comes from Google: the AI only writes the verdict lines, checked by code.
PART 01
Run the radar
0 of 4 done- Open Trend RadarAt trendradar.ahastudio.net, or press Start something new on your account page and choose Trend radar.
- Type the nicheIn Niche or search, type a few words. Broad works best: Google lists more rising searches around "cold plunge" than around "cold plunge tub for two".
- Pick the countrySearch market, the United States first. Google Trends and the monthly searches are read for that country.
- Press Run the radarFive steps tick off with a progress bar: explore, shape, score, volume, verdict. A step that fails says why and has Retry; the rows so far stay on screen.
PART 02
Read the results
The tableOne row per rising search with its 5-year sparkline, ranked by shape (Breakout first), then by the last 13 weeks against a year earlier.
Growth Google gaveThe figure exactly as Google gave it (+450% means the search grew by 450% in the period).
BreakoutGoogle calls a search "Breakout" when it grew by more than 5000%. That can start from a tiny base, so check the monthly searches before you build on it.
Momentumvs a year ago: the last 13 weeks against the same weeks a year earlier. vs 5 years: against the 5-year average.
Monthly searchesFrom Google Keyword Planner for that country, or "no volume data". Never estimated.
Build on thisThree picks with a line each, written by the AI from the row's numbers and checked by code: a line with any other number is refused.
Hand it onBuild a site with Site Sniper, Research it in Keyword Research or Write it in SEO Magnets opens that worker with the search filled in. Download CSV saves every row.
PART 03
The shape labels and their rules
The same labels as Tony's Breakout Radar extension, worked out by code on monthly averages of the weekly line (missing weeks ignored). Each row shows the rule behind its label.
BreakoutBefore the last 12 months it averaged at most 5 of 100 of its own peak; the last 13 weeks average at least 20.
GrowingThe second half of the 5 years averages at least 115% of the first, and the trend line points up.
SeasonalAt least 3 clear rises and falls, the second half 70% to 140% of the first. The row names the peak months when they repeat.
SteadyThe second half within 10% of the first.
Spike then dropOne peak away from both ends, the start at most 60% of it and the end at most half.
FallingThe second half at most 85% of the first, and the trend line points down.
UnknownFewer than 6 readable months, or a line too small to read. Never guessed.
PART 04
Your limits
Starter allowance5radar runs in your first 14 days
Each month30radar runs of up to 15 rising searches on the full allowance
Search datameteredGoogle Trends and Keyword Planner lookups count toward your monthly amount; your own DataForSEO key costs it nothing
FREE DEMO1 a dayone radar of 10 rising searches from one connection
PART 05
If something looks wrong
Still stuck? Email support@anthonyhayes.me or open the help desk.
Ready to build?Type the niche, pick the country and press Run the radar. It finishes in about a minute.Open Trend Radar